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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Locustgrove, GA · November 25, 1998

Date: November 25, 1998 · 20:15 local
Place: Locustgrove, GA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N565ML
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL99LA023

N565MLRegistration cancelled Apr 12, 2001 · Cessna 175S/N 55420 Airframe modelCessna 175

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot was enroute to mallard's landing, where he lived, when he lost RPM then engine power. Unable to make it to his destination, which was a couple miles away, he attempted to land in a large cow pasture. He put the aircraft down, but had the misfortune of landing on hilly terrain which caused the plane to flip over causing substantial damage to the aircraft and minor injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO MALLARD'S LANDING, WHERE HE LIVED, WHEN HE LOST RPM THEN ENGINE POWER. UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO HIS DESTINATION, WHICH WAS A COUPLE MILES AWAY, HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A LARGE COW PASTURE. HE PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN, BUT HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF LANDING ON HILLY TERRAIN WHICH CAUSED THE PLANE TO FLIP OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL99LA023Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLocust Grove, GALoss of engine power due to a gear train failure in the accessory gearbox for undetermined reasons. A factor was the rough and uneven terrain.Nov 25, 1998 · Substantial damage